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Understanding the Mexican Economy : a social, cultural, and political overview /

The Mexican economy is a contemporary political flashpoint, and not just in Mexico, but in the United States, as well. Yet few people understand it in its full complexity, and fewer still understand the social, cultural, and historical factors that have helped to make it what it is today and that wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Boyd, Roy, 1954- (Autor), Ibarrarán, María Eugenia (Autor), Vélez Grajales, Roberto (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A brief history and geographical overview of Mexico
  • The extraction of natural resources and precious metals
  • Shades and colors: the demographic and cultural landscape
  • Long-term dynamics of well-being
  • Social mobility: the result of standing inequalities
  • An economic model of Mexico (and the US)
  • Trade policy: liberalization and protectionism
  • Energy reform and climate change policy
  • Economic stagnation in Mexico and immigration to the United States
  • Institutional weakness and the spread of drugs and violence.